Reader review
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · May 4, 2016
60 mpw training for middle distance
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Nike Flex Run 2014
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.8 oz
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike Flex Run 2015 replaced it
How it ranks
The Nike Flex Run 2014 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Looks and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 5 runner reviews and 2 other rated shoes in the Flex Run product line. Another 7 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Good
90/100
Overall
90
Appearance
98
Durability
93
Value
93
Comfort
92
Cushioning
84
Confidence
57
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
57/100
What runners say
“Regularly start to get blisters after ~20km of a run”
“Comfortable and light”
Prefer this shoe over another
50% 2/4
Where to buy
No offers available
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- Reviewers describe it as comfortable and light for daily miles.
- Durability rates 4 or 5 out of 5 from every reviewer.
- Two reviewers are on a third and a fourth pair.
Cons
- One reviewer gets blisters after about 20 km.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
50
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25
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75
100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Nike Flex Run
Each dot is one version of the Flex Run, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
80
100
77
2013
90
2014
88
2021
Release year
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2021 · 1 review
88 Good
34 Confidence
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Flex Run 2014 This shoe
2014 · 5 reviews
90 Good
57 Confidence
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2013 · 1 review
77 Decent
17 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 8.8 oz
- Release
- 2014
- MSRP
- $80
Runner reviews
Reader review
4/5
Overall
Great shoe, comfortable and light, would wear for a marathon except I regularly start to get blisters after ~20km of a run.
Anonymous runner · Feb 8, 2016
45 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
I love this shoe. I'm on my fourth pair of them.
nick987321 · Apr 4, 2015
40 mpw came from the New Balance Minimus 10 v2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
I absolutely love this shoe. I'm on my third pair right now.
nick987321 · Mar 22, 2015
40 mpw training for middle distance came from the New Balance Minimus 10 v2
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
Reader review
5/5
Overall
This is a great shoe.
Anonymous runner · Aug 28, 2014
45 mpw training for a half marathon
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.8 oz M
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8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
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40/35mm
Drop
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5mm
Release
2014
2021 Q4
2023 Q1
Newest
MSRP
$80
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$145
Best price
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$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Good (90)
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Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Very good (92)
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Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Good (84)
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Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Excellent (93)
Best durability
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Very good (92)
Appearance
Exceptional (98)
Best appearance
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Very good (91)
Value
Very good (93)
Best value
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Good (88)
Nike Flex Run 2014 In Context
More on the Nike Flex Run
- Nike Flex Run 2021
- Nike Flex Run 2021 Road
- Nike Flex Run 2018
- Nike Flex Run 2017
- Nike Flex Run 2015 next version
- Nike Flex Run 2013 previous version
Reviewers Also Ran In
- New Balance Minimus 10 v2 2 runners
- adidas Adizero Takumi Sen 2 1 runner